Abattoir – Viscous Attack (1985)

May 4, 2022

I have absolutely zero clue where I picked this recommendation up, but its been on the to-do list for a few years. Viscous Attack is an excercise in mid-80s thrash, I guess where the genre was finally coming into its own away from the speed metal tag. I’m no metal scholar, but that’s where I place this stuff anyway. Honestly, I figured this was out of Brazil or something (it really gives me that vibe) but these guys are from LA.

Viscous Attack is a solid metal record though. I’m not super into the vocals myself, but thats not to say the guy has no talent. That’s just my view on it. Oh, and putting a Motorhead cover slap bang in the middle of the track list kinda cheapens the whole thing. A bizarre choice.